Car construction.



W. M. SMITH.

CAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPL| CAT|0N FILED JAN. 26. M5-

1 242,732. Patented Oct. 9,1917.

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W. M. SMITH.

CAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 26. 1915.

1,242,732. a Patented Oct. 9,1917.

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NI D s rA AT T mel- WARREN M. SMITH, E MooEEs, PENNSYLVANIA, 'AssrGNoEro VJTYI-I'E a. PRILE cor/1: PA Y, F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLV NI cAE CO STRUCTION. "5

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WARREN -M. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, and aresi dent of Moores, county of Delaware, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Car Construction, of which the following is a specification. v One object of my invention is to construct a car made of steel or other suitable metal in such a manner that the sides of the car can be made of plates having window openin s therein the o enin s bein so sha ed that'they will not materially Weaken the car structure.

A further object of the invention is to provide a window in which the sash is pivoted at one side and is arranged to swing in the arc of a circle.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1, is a side view of my improved railway car; 7

Fig. 2, is a sectional perspective view looking toward the windows from the interior of the car;

Fig. 3, is a sectional view showing the window sash in a closed position;

Fig. 4, is a sectional viev, showing a single sash raised;

Fig. 5, is a sectional View on the line aa, Fig. 3;

Fig. 6, is a sectional plan view on the line bb, Fig. 3; and

Fig. 7 is a detached perspective view of the sash.

The car, in the present instance, is what is known as a center entrance car. The body portion 1 is mounted on the trucks 2, shown diagrammatically by dotted lines, and has a center doorway 3, a roof 4, and a window panel 5, having Window openings 6 of the shape clearly shown in the drawings. The upper portion of the opening is semi-elliptical in form and the lower portion is semi-circular in form. At each end of the car and at opposite sides thereof is an emergency door 7 Each window opening is divided by a central post 8 and the upper sash 9 is preferably fixed, while the lower sash is made as shown in the drawings and fits the lower window opening. The sash 10 is pivoted at 11, one leaf of the hinge being secured to the corner of the sash and the other leaf is secured to the post 8, and attached to the lower end of the sash, as at 12, is a thin metallic ribbon 13 which has'its opposite endattached to .a spring controlled spindle 14- ofthe sash balance 15, which; 1s secured to the 'frame of: the car, as shown-in Figs.

of the invention. A

When it-isidesired. to raise the window all that is. necessary is to turn the sash 10 Specification of Letters Pate ntf PatentedOct. 9, 191 7... Application fi1edJani1ary26, 1915. Seria1 No .4,530.- 7

on its pivot tothe raised position illustrated in Fig. 4.

The sash is preferably provided with a catch 16, which is arranged to engage a lug 17 when in the closed position and a lug 18 whenv in the raised position. 19 is the side sill. of the car. 20, 20 are the lower side plates extending from each end of the car to the center opening, and the outside plates 5 having the window openings therein are secured to these plates and are also secured to a guard strip 21. 22 is a heading strip located between the windows and the roof 4.-

On the inside of the car is a longitudinal sheet metal panel 23 attached to the panel 24 in which are the window openings corresponding to the openings in the outside sheet 5, and between these two openings are grooved fillers 26 forming the linings of the window openings and in which the metallic sash slides. Between the several window openings are posts 27 grooved at each side to form guideways for the rods of the shades 28, illustrated in Fig. 2, and the side heading is formed of a thin sheet metal plate 29 shaped in any manner desired and I this plate is attached to the inside ceiling plate 30. I preferably secure an arm rest 31 below each window opening and in line with the seats.

By the above description, it will be seen that I am enabled to make a very substantial car in which the sides are formed of continuous plates having openings of a sufficient size for window purposes, and the windows are made so that they can be mounted on pivots in order that-they may be opened and closed more readily than when arranged to be raised and lowered in slideways, according to the present custom.

I claim r 1. The combination of a car having sides with window openings therein, the window openings of each pair being separated by vertical posts, the upper portion of each opening being a section of an ellipse and the lower portion being a section of a circle.

2. The combination in a car, of alower longitudinal side plate; an intermediate side plate having window openings therein, the upper half of said window openings being semi-elliptical and the lower half semi-circular. 3. The combinati'onof a car having sides with window openings therein, the window openings being arranged in pairs, the upper portion of each opening being semi-elliptical in shape and the lower portion being semi-circular in shape; and a vertical post separating the openings.

4. The combination in a car, of a side plate having window openings therein, the upper half of said opening being semielliptical in shape and the lower half being semi-circular in shape; and a pivot for a sash located atthe intersection of the two portions of the window opening.

5. The combination in a car, of side plates having window openings therein, the window openings of each pair being separated by vertical posts, the upper portion of each opening being a section of an ellipse and the lower portion being a section of a circle; and a pivot for the lower sash of each window opening mounted on the post and at the junction of the upper and lower portions of each window opening.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WARREN M. SMITH.

Witnesses HENRY C. ESLING, H. F. MOKILLIP.

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